SunnySlopes
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I've recently acquired a 5 screw Smith revolver. In the test where you cock hammer/depress trigger while holding hammer back/slowly lower hammer/keeping trigger depressed while you check for play in the cylinder, the cylinder has some play. Cylinder #1 is the most play. #2 less play, and so on, until cylinder #6 which has no play.
I watched a video put out by MidwayUSA on replacing the hand.
Two questions. At what point do we decide how much "slop" is too much? Any? Or only when it fails to go into time? None of my revolvers have much play as I don't shoot them much. My Colt Python which I bought new in 1977 only has maybe 3000 rounds through it. And I've shot that more than the rest.
Second, if I were to install an oversized hand, if it eliminates all "slop" on cylinder #1, what happens at cylinder #6 where it's already locking up tight? What kind of adjustment for this?
thanx
I watched a video put out by MidwayUSA on replacing the hand.
Two questions. At what point do we decide how much "slop" is too much? Any? Or only when it fails to go into time? None of my revolvers have much play as I don't shoot them much. My Colt Python which I bought new in 1977 only has maybe 3000 rounds through it. And I've shot that more than the rest.
Second, if I were to install an oversized hand, if it eliminates all "slop" on cylinder #1, what happens at cylinder #6 where it's already locking up tight? What kind of adjustment for this?
thanx
